baby apparel

a lil’ man chambray

a lil’ man chambray

another baby boy, another oliver + s sketchbook shirt.

unlike my previous renditions of this pattern (here, here, and here) i decided to make this one from a chambray (which I got from stonemountain & daughter on my birthday as mentioned here) for two reasons: 

1. it’s this couple’s first baby and chambray is a gender neutral choice. you know just in case a girl comes along later.

2. the father of this baby wears a lot of chambray button down shirts, so now they can be twins.

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a messy kid bib

a messy kid bib

quick post on something I whipped up for baby wesley!

one of the oldest fabrics in my stash is this whale laminated oilcloth I bought back in cambridge at gather here in 2012. having never sewn with oilcloth before I was looking for an easier pattern that would provide lots of instruction and up my odds of a successful result.

cue the little things to sew book from oliver + s.

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